A. A property owner, who owns property that is located in the unincorporated areas of Kane County outside of the boundaries of a special district, local district, or special service district that provides fire protection services, is responsible to pay for the actual and reasonable costs of responding to a structural fire that occurs on the property.
B. Any municipality or other political subdivision that responds to a structural fire in the unincorporated areas of Kane County for a property that is also not covered by a special district, local district or special service district that provides fire protection services, is authorized to and shall send a bill directly to the property owner for the actual and reasonable costs of the services provided. If after taking reasonable steps to collect the costs the property owner does not pay in full, the municipality or other political subdivision may request assistance from the County Attorney in collecting the costs.
C. Any costs under this section that are not paid by the property owner after reasonable attempts to collect by the municipality or other political subdivision, shall constitute a political subdivision lien under Utah Code §11-60-102(5). The County Treasurer shall collect all political subdivision liens under this section as a tax notice charge as set forth in Utah Code §59-2-1317(2) so long as the municipality or other political subdivision has recorded the lien and followed other statutory requirements for a tax notice charge. (Ord. O-2023-36, 9-26-2023)